You Glow Girl! Salon Matchbook from Art Impressions

 Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a card that I made for a friend.

She is having surgery soon and was saying that she wanted to get her hair done
so that was taken care of because she won't be able to leave her house for 
a while. My other friend and I decided to treat her to her hair appointment.

I used the 5498 – MB Salon to create the card.

I needed something to put a note in as well as her gift card so I used

5811 – Gift Card Pocket Dies

You will need the 5317 – MB Template Dies to create the base for your card.

There is also a cute little envelope to put the little MB in.

5318 – MB Envelope Dies

The little tag is included in the MB Template set and the adorable bobby pin is from

5334 – Salon Mini Dies

I created two different versions and the papers are from

5838 – Fall Journal Paper Pack

and

5835 – Mini Journal Paper Pack

All Wigged Up and a Salon Thank You card!

Hello everyone! As some of you already know, I'm currently being treated for breast cancer. I just had my 3rd chemotherapy session this past Monday. I still have what looks like a full head of hair to strangers but it's becoming quite obvious to me that I won't have hair for much longer. A friend and two time breast cancer survivor put me in touch with an organization that gives wigs to cancer patients at no charge. They connected me with the closest salon that participates in their program. I had to travel an hour and 15 min. from home but it was worth it. Tracy was amazing! She was so kind and compassionate as well as being very talented! I wanted to make her a card to thank her for her generosity. Between my two visits, one to choose a wig and get my hair cut short and the second to be fitted and have the wig trimmed to look more like me, I was with her for 2 1/2 hours.

She wouldn't take a penny for her time or services. I made a donation to the organization as a way of paying it forward. I used a bunch of Ai sets, some current and some retired, to make her card. This journey is tough enough. We shouldn't have to worry about being self conscious going out in public. Thanks to Tracy I will have no problem being seen out and not looking sick.

The white panel is the back of the card where I wrote a personal message to her.

Screen Door with Ai Mini Dies!

Hello Ai fans!

This card popped into my head at the end of summer.  My husband and I needed to replace the screen on our sliding glass door.  We had a bear in our yard and our dog smelled it.  He leapt through the screen and took off. He was fine...the bear was gone in no time and we have an invisible fence that keeps our dog in our yard.  The screen didn't fare as well.

After cutting and installing our screen door we had left over screen.  I simply couldn't throw it out.  I wasn't sure why yet but then this card popped into my head. If I could co-install a real life door why couldn't I create one with cardboard and paper?  On the front I used two dies...the cat is from 5333 – Cats Mini Dies and the watering can is from 5336 – Garden Mini Dies.

When you open the door you see the kitchen counter and cabinet. On the counter and on the wall I used all of the dies from 5335 – Kitchen Mini Dies and I used the mirror to create my "stainless steal" pan from the 5334 – Salon Mini Dies.

The clock is from the new 5323 – MB Wall Accessories from the Matchbook series Bonnie just released.

When you open up the cabinet doors you can see the verse which is from Art Impressions - Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set - Daisies which is a Scrapbook.com Ai exclusive.

My screen door is very plain and boring.  Maybe someday I'll have a prettier, rustic one like this. One can hope!  Happy crafting!